Latest Direct Shipping Ore News

Horseshoe Metals reveals high-grade gold and silver assays that enhance the value of copper Direct Shipping Ore at Horseshoe Lights, unlocking new revenue potential amid strong copper prices and active offtake talks.

IRIS Metals has revealed a 3.03Mt lithium resource at its fully permitted Beecher Project in South Dakota, featuring a notable rubidium component with a high-grade zone containing around 2,100 tonnes of Rb2O. This positions Beecher as a rare multi-commodity critical minerals asset in a top US mining jurisdiction.

Accelerate Resources bolsters its Woodie Woodie North manganese project with strong validation from historic drilling and fresh analysis, setting the stage for mid-year drilling targeting direct shipping ore.

Black Canyon Limited has delivered robust metallurgical results confirming high-quality direct shipping ore (DSO) potential for manganese and iron at its Wandanya Project, alongside commencing a major 15,000m drilling campaign to define and expand resources.

Metro Mining’s latest JORC update reveals a 69.6 million wet tonne Ore Reserve at Bauxite Hills, reflecting 8.1 million tonnes mined in 2025 with no new resource additions. The high-grade bauxite operation continues as a direct shipping ore mine amid rising silica content concerns.

Australian Silica Quartz Group (ASQ) is set to acquire Australian Kaolin, adding a 47Mt inferred kaolin resource at White Swan and launching a $750,000 placement to fund development. The deal hinges on shareholder approval and an Independent Expert’s fairness opinion.

OD6 Metals has secured a strategic foothold in the US critical minerals market by acquiring the Quinn Fluorspar Project in Nevada, delivering ultra-high-grade assay results and commencing systematic exploration. Meanwhile, metallurgical progress at its Splinter Rock rare earths project and new copper targets at Gulf Creek underpin a diversified critical minerals portfolio.

IRIS Metals has fortified its balance sheet with a A$5.5 million placement and is progressing towards an updated lithium-rubidium resource at Beecher while executing a farm-in deal for a tungsten project in Montana, reinforcing its diversified US critical minerals strategy.

OD6 Metals has revealed exceptional channel sampling results from its Horseshoe Prospect within the Quinn Fluorspar Project, confirming extensive ultra-high-grade fluorspar mineralisation with grades peaking at 82% CaF2. These findings underscore the project's potential for direct shipping ore and acid-grade fluorspar production.

Zeotech Limited has made significant progress on its Toondoon Kaolin Project, securing critical environmental approvals, advancing mine planning, and preparing for an initial kaolin shipment amid rising contractor cost pressures.

Polymetals Resources has hit a production milestone with the start of high-grade Upper North Lode mining and first Direct Shipping Ore sales, driving a surge to $27.8 million revenue and positioning the Endeavor Mine for sustained growth.

Black Canyon has kicked off a substantial 15,000m RC drilling campaign at its Wandanya Project, aiming to define and grow its high-grade manganese and iron resource with first assays due in May 2026.